The Cryosphere in a Changing Climate. Issue 15 (15th April 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pope, Allen; Baeseman, Jenny
• Is Part Of: Eos. Volume 95:Issue 15(2014)
• Page Start: 128
• Page End: 128
• Publication Date: 2014-04-15
• Subjects: Geophysics -- Periodicals; 551
• DOI: 10.1002/2014EO150007
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0096-3941

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p id="eost2014EO150007-para-0001">The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Joint Science Committee has announced a series of "Grand Challenges, " calls to scientists to focus their research on areas that are important in understanding the climate system. One such area is the cryosphere in a changing climate. A 2012 draft white paper on this topic (<ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="http://www.climate-cryosphere.org/media-gallery/618-gc-cryo" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">http://www.climate‐cryosphere.org/media‐gallery/618‐gc‐cryo</ext-link>) served as the basis for a WCRP workshop held in mid‐October 2013 in Tromsø, Norway. The workshop centered on four themes: predictions and projections of polar climate; cryosphere model biases and shortcomings; ice sheet models, dynamics, and sea level rise; and permafrost and carbon for Earth system models.</p> </abstract>